Like many of us I mostly shoot in manual mode. Today it occurred to me that it isn't logical that my strobe control works in 1/2 EV steps and my camera is set at 1/3 EV steps. Both set at 1/2 steps would make it easier to make adjustments in aperture or ISO. Wonder what your thoughts are on this issue.

The difference is so small in real terms, does it really matter?

My take is that strobe EV control is aspirational, not real. But the difference as noted is tiny. On some cameras you can set the EV gaps.

Bill

Many cameras have the option to use 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps buried deep within the menus. But realistically it's probably not making a huge difference.

5 hours ago, Chris Ross said:

Many cameras have the option to use 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps buried deep within the menus. But realistically it's probably not making a huge difference.

Yes that's what I mean, you can adjust the camera. I made the point because I heard Alex M. telling somewhere that he found it convenient to click equivalent steps on camera and strobes. Like adjusting aperture 4 clicks down to get a better DOF and 'automaticly' the strobe 4 clicks up. Usefull if you spend a longer time on one subject.

11 minutes ago, Floris Bennema said:

Like adjusting aperture 4 clicks down to get a better DOF and 'automaticly' the strobe 4 clicks up. Usefull if you spend a longer time on one subject.

I can't say I've heard of a camera adjusting aperture in coordination with a flash EV setting other than, I guess if you use TTL and Auto settings. But would you really want to do that?

I would have thought it simpler and more controllable just to use the aperture setting as part of the Manual exposure to mange DOF and then the strobe setting dial to increase or decrease power.

3 hours ago, TimG said:

I can't say I've heard of a camera adjusting aperture in coordination with a flash EV setting other than, I guess if you use TTL and Auto settings. But would you really want to do that?

I would have thought it simpler and more controllable just to use the aperture setting as part of the Manual exposure to mange DOF and then the strobe setting dial to increase or decrease power.

I believe that is what the EP is saying: moving 4 aperture clicks on a camera requires adjusting 4 strobe clicks if both of them are 1/2 EV each

Sure, it was the “automatic “ I was thinking of.

20 hours ago, Chris Ross said:

I believe that is what the EP is saying: moving 4 aperture clicks on a camera requires adjusting 4 strobe clicks if both of them are 1/2 EV each

Yep, "automatic" for the mind.

Edited May 24May 24 by Floris Bennema

2 minutes ago, Floris Bennema said:

Yep, "automatic" for the mind.

Ahhhh, sorry Floris: I was thinking some sort of software linkage. Doh.

Now worries Tim. From the (lack of) reactions it appears that a 1/2 EV step setting on the camera has few. followers. I''ll try it on my next trip, to look if I find the 1/2 steps subtle enough.

Edited May 24May 24 by Floris Bennema